[Zope] system requirements

[Matt Hamilton]

> I do *not* recommend running Zope on multiprocessor machines without an
> ability to restrict Zope to execution on a single CPU.
>
> The reason for this is that the Python Global Interpreter Lock is shared
> inside a Zope process. [...]
>

Matt,
  What does the GIL actually do?  What actions within the interpreter
require the GIL?

-Matt

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